“EVEN after they get justice, the memories will live on.”

Nearly one year after a devastating fire tore through Grenfell Tower, a 24-storey residential tower block in North Kensington in London, people are being urged to join together to remember those lost in a silent march in Southampton.

Keynote speakers will join campaigners in walking from the Bargate towards Guildhall Square in what organiser and student activist Shokraneh Oftadeh Moghadam has described as “a show of solidarity” with those affected with the events of June 14, 2017.

After the walk, speeches will be delivered, including one from Southampton City Council’s cabinet member for communities, culture and leisure, cllr Satvir Kaur.

The march will coincide with a parliamentary debate on the public inquiry into the fire, after a petition urging those affected should have their say within the inquiry attracted more than 150,000 signatures.

Miss Moghadam, who lives in Shirley, was so affected by the incident last year she began volunteering in London, helping children in the area.

The 25-year-old said: “When I walked past the tower, even though I don’t live there, I still get shivers down my spine.

“No one will forget about Grenfell and even after they get justice, the memories will live on.

“It will go down in history and hopefully things will change because of it.”

She added that the march will be an opportunity for Southampton to “stand in solidarity, to demonstrate our love and support for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire and help them reach justice”.

As a result of the fire, 72 perished, with many more jumping to their deaths.

People were left homeless, and many distraught at how the flats were able to go up in flames.

In April, it was revealed that fire tests carried out in 2014 showed that cladding used in the flats had failed to meet safety standards.

In June last year, an inquiry into the incident was launched with Theresa May at the time stating “no stone will be left unturned” as answers were sought.

The group will meet at the Bargate from 6pm on Monday, May 14.

The march will start at 6.30pm.

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